sessile, with a few sheathing spotted scales at the base, large, of 
most delicate texture and colours. Sepals lanceolate, long, 
spreading or slightly recurved, pink. Petals equally spreading 
and resembling them, but smaller. Zip large, standing forward, 
obovate, saccate at the base, the side-lobes complicato-connivent 
over the column ; the intermediate lobe (almost continuous with 
the long lateral lobes) is dentato-fimbriate at the margin, re- 
curved; and the disk of the lip is furnished with five crested 
longitudinal lamella : the colour of the lip is pink, white, and 
yellow, here and there dashed with red spots. Column very 
long, with a three-lobed wing at the apex surrounding the 
anther. W. J. Z. 
Cunt. A pretty Orchid, belonging to a group of Celogyne 
which differs from the rest of Ne gens in rit Bias éiphytal 
but growing on the ground in moist turfy places. The tender 
pseudo-bulbs are found on the surface, or but little immersed ; 
and the plant is in many respects analogous to the well-known 
Bletia hyacinthina, and other species of that genus. After the 
plant has flowered the leaves appear, and at their base the new 
_ pseudo-bulb begins to be formed. At this period it should 
be kept moderately moist and warm; but after the bulb is 
fully formed, and the leaves decay, the supply of moisture must 
_ be lessened, only sufficient being given to keep the mould 
from becoming quite hard and dry. It appears to thrive best 
when kept in the cool division of the Orchideous house, and 
placed near the glass. Turfy peat, mixed with a portion of — 
chopped sphagnum moss, will suit it, care being taken that the 
pot be well drained, and that it never be allowed to remain long 
saturated with water. On account of the old bulbs dying soon 
after the new ones are formed, it increases but slowly. J. 8. 
Fig. 1. Column. 2. Apex of the column and anther. 3. Pollen masses :— 
magnified. 
